Reviews for: St. Paul Downtown Farmers Market

The St. Paul Farmer's Market focuses on locally produced fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as flowers, baked goods, honey etc. It is a great way to connect with the growers and feel a part of the community.

I love that it's so close, that everything is super local and it's the perfect way to begin a Saturday morning, munching on sugar snap peas, drinking coffee and listening to music!!

Growers present gorgeous displays of their produce. Wonderful variety of foods, farsm and shoppers.

Because its the only local farmer's market in MN and you get a relationship with the farmers. The food is always good, fresh and in season and the atmosphere is a lovely, festive one where people actually take time to get to know each other and their food producers. Its AMAZING!

Because all food sold at the market must be local (grown within a limited radius from st. paul) and the city provides public assitance food vouchers for low income families to use at the farmers market.

Its produce is all grown within 50 miles of downtown St. Paul; there is a great variety of produce and other food and flower and plant items including buffalo bones for my dog; wild rice and cranberries when in season; it is large enough to have a lot but not so large it tires me out; it is convenient to my home.

Our Farmers Market mandates that all goods sold be grown within 50 miles. The people are super friendly and there's always good eatin' at the Market!

The produce is excellent and I believe in supporting our local community. Easy to get there and always find close parking.

Clean,colorful,and friendly. Compact location and easy to get to...love the fact that all products come from a radius of 50 miles.

Love all the local growers fresh produce. The roasted corn is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I really appreciate the availability of locally grown/raised/produced (within 50 miles) food items. The wide-aisle layout of the makes shopping very smooth. There's always good music and wonderful prepared food to augment the experience.

Great produce and other home grown and home made items, and it is ALL local! Also, lots of educational information and an all around FUN experience! Its the best!

All vendors sell locally grown produce, largely organically grown. Everyone is friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. It has a wonderful vibe and is one of the highlights of summer!

Love the locally grown produce.... The growers are always friendly, helpful, and informative.

All of the farmers come from a designated radius around the city to ensure that the St. Paul Farmer's Market produce is totally local. The market has a comfortable and welcoming vibe, with activities for kids and a variety of live music adding to the festive atmosphere! I go as often as possible every summer - it is a true highlight of the season!

It is frindly and everything comes from 500 mile or less. They don't sell stuff from California.

Great selection, wonderful people, and such a tranquil environment! It always puts me in a great mood!

I love the market. It is the best market and it goes all year long Winter too, it has great slection of veggie's and fruits, flowers, trout, breads,cheese and great Organic Grass-fed meat. The farmers are very helpful and friendly. I wouldn't miss it.

I love this market, it is so diverse. Plus it goes year round, a lot of the non-produce vendors are out there in the WINTER time too!!

I like supporting the local farmers. The selection and prices are excellent. The vendors are all friendly and helpful. I love St. Paul's Lowertown area.

We plan our weekends around going to the SP farmers market! Everything is so fresh and beautiful and I love getting our children excited about eating so many healthy local foods.

I cannot get enough of the homemade empanadas. Every Sat. morning I am there at 9 am for a butternut squash empanada and a vanilla custard empanada. Highlight of my week!!

This is a virtual one-stop shopping area for locally grown/raised/produced items. It is possible to purchase everything from plants to meat, fruits, and vegetables to baked goods and handicrafts. I can talk directly to the producer with questions, suggestions, or special requests. Additionally, my shopping is done in fresh air with live music and friendly patrons.

Everything is Local. Everything is Fresh. I like knowing the who/what/where/why of the food I prepare. Thanks!!!

We strongly support all "green" efforts - it's "back to the 70s"! This market has wonderful produce and products from local growers/farmers/artisans, whom we have made connections with over a short period of time so it feels like being part of a small community. Imua!

There is no better way to say summer in MN than fresh produce from the Farmer's Market.

We love knowing that the food is local -- not all farmers markets are. The variety is great, growers present mixed lettuces like gorgeous flower bouquets, excellent choice of meats, cheeses, eggs, honey, and breads in addition to the plant food. And the size is just right -- not too big, but big enough to ensure a selection among growers.

I have been going to this Famer's Market since i was a child. There were times when it's future wasw uncertain, I'm glad they're still here! It's a wonderful start to a Saturday!

Amazing and affordable produce, meats, bread and cheeses. It's a weekly family affair for us--all 4 seasons!

The best. Great selection of locally grown veggies and fruits, plus trout, meats, poultry, breads and cheese from local producers. Knowledgeable growers of perennials and annuals. Incredible mix of colors, smells and sound. Crowded on Sat. Mellow on Sun.

St. Paul is great. There's a rich history in Lowertown and it always has a bustling, festive vibe.

All local goods, great food, great people, and I get to buy directly from the person who grew the food.

It's all local, has a great selection, and incredible diversity (both of food and of people).

IT'S LIKE BUYING FROM FAMILY, THE FEEL OF THE MARKET IS VERY FAMILY ORIENTED, FRIENDLY, HELPFUL AND I CAN ALWAYS GET GOOD TIPS ON "ANYTHING THAT GROWS" FROM MY DOWNTOWN ST. PAUL FARMERS MARKET

I love being able to support locally grown food, as all produce must be grown within a 50 mile radius. It's my favorite farmer's market.

Only local food which supports small, local growers. Excellent organic meats and the best and most elusive cheese vender in the Midwest.

STFM has rules allowing only the growers to sell; plus all produce has to be grown within a 50 mile radius. No bananas, no brokers, no apples in June. Just the best in season, grown by your neighbors (or those you just don't know yet personally). It's where urban/suburban foodies go to connect with their rural counterparts.

St. Paul has an incredible selection of local vegetables and foods. Some of the meat vendors even do the winter market, coming out in frigid weather; I stocked up on Prairie Pride pork products for Christmas gifts in late November!

It's not over run with strollers, the atmophere is awesome, and I like interacting with the farmers.

Great people; great products; convenient, and it's been a family tradition since they were in the old location next to the freeway!

My husband and I started going to the farmers market last summer when I was pregnant. We ate a LOT of salads. This year, we've been taking our infant son every week. He loves looking at the people and the flowers, and his favorite food is asparagus from the farmers market, roasted and pureed. I can't wait till he's big enough to beg for a donut or a bagel or those little honey sticks. We like to go early on Sunday morning, before it's too crowded. It's truly the best part of my week.

It is the absolute best place to buy local fruits and vegetables. It's an amazing resource for low income families, and for anyone who is environmentally conscious and wants to support local farming!!

Simply for all of the origins of the products at the market...local, local, Local. Support your neighbors!

Excellent produce and meat selection, wonderful breakfasts on the go, lovely music, and LOTS of friendly people!

St. Paul Downtown Farmers Market supplies only local foods, plants and products. Having breakfast at the market brightens my week.

The St. Paul market is so colourful, with all kinds of foods being sold. I love the music on Saturday mornings, the flower stalls and the wonderful fresh oriental vegetables sold by Hmong farmers. It's my favourite place to go on the weekend!

Supporting local farmers and vendors supports economic stability, encourages organic farming methods and builds community.

It is easy to get in and out and I love the atmosphere as much as the good food I get there!

Can't imagine a more friendly and informative group of producers than those at the SPFM - always quick with a smile, recipe suggestion or to tell you more about the foods they grow. Great variety and ALL local foods!

We love the varieties of friut, vegetables, flowers and other products that are fresh and locally grown & porduced.

Because the produce is LOCAL, unless the Mpls Farmers Market on Nicollet, where they ship in the fruit from California.

We go to St. Paul Downtown Farmers Market every weekend. Everything sold there must be grown 25-30 miles from the market. I like the idea of buying local and like to support our local producers.

I love the St. Paul farmers market because the produce is fresh, tasty, and comes from local farms and producers.

Beautiful produce, all grown within 50 miles of downtown St. Paul by helpful, honest people. I walk in with a $20 in my pocket and walk out with more than a week's worth of delicious, fresh produce.

Not only is it a beautiful spring, summer and fall market, but some vendors are there on Saturdays all through the long, cold freezing winter. It makes you appreciate the hard work they do all year.

Location is grand! It is a great loction for meeting friends to drink organic coffee and shop. The knowledge the Farmers have, and willing to share with the public, is the best. If you aren't happy before you get there, I can almost guarantee, you WILL have a smile on your face once you're in the ST. PAUL FARMERS MARKET. The rest of your day will be grand.

The St. Paul Farmers Market allows only products from within 50 miles that are grown by the farmers. There is no imported product, or product bought at a grocery store being resold. They have a wide variety including meats, cheese, honey, eggs, maple syrup, fresh flowers, bedding plants, all kinds of produce and the market is year round. We have many Hmong farmers that bring vegetables not found in grocery stores. Many of the farmers' products are certified organic. The market always has music.

All local vendors and farmers, locally produced food and products (unlike Minneapolis, which actually has produce trucked in from California and other states). Excellent quality produce at reasonable prices.

It is all locally grown or made, great variety of vendors, easy to get to via bike or bus, music and fun people.....A highlight of my week.

The farmers are friendly, welcoming, easy to talk to, and informed. They have a variety of goods, and some have organic products. The food and goods are all of high quality and nearly all things can be found.